Congress Protest In Front Of The Petrol Pumps Against The Fuel Prices

Highlights

• Congress protests against the rise in fuel prices in India after the ascent of the BJP government
• KC Venugopal, Congress secretary, pointed out the statistical data about hikes in fuel prices across the country
• Excise duty on petrol and diesel has increased by 23.87 INR and 28.37 INR respectively.

It had already been announced that Congress will be holding symbolic protests against the prices of fuels like petrol and diesel across the country. The protests have been organized in front of the petrol pumps throughout the country and ask for the withdrawal of such huge prices. The general secretary of Congress, KC Venugopal, has announced that the protests will be organized by maintaining the Covid-19 protocols. It has also been stated that no meeting will be arranged before or after the protests against the fuel prices.

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Statement By Kc Venugopal On Fuel Prices

On Wednesday, KC Venugopal stated that it is absolutely heart-wrenching to see how people across the country are struggling to buy the basic amenities like fuel for travel and food. The present government is not at all concerned about the economic slowdown and the continuous upward spiral of the prices of cooking fuels across the country. It has been seen during the pandemic that the country had a severe shortage in the total number of medicines and other medical facilities. On the other hand, ordinary people continue their distress by paying large amounts of taxes on fuel prices.

Compared to the UPA regime, the BJP government has increased the excise duty on petrol by 23.87 INR per liter and diesel by 28.37 INR per liter. It can also be gauged from the petrol and diesel price hikes over the last few months that the values have increased abysmally over the previous 13 months of the Modi regime. This was alleged by the Congress leader KC Venugopal.

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Hikes In Fuel Prices Over The Last 5 Months

The senior leader has also announced that the prices of petrol and diesel had increased almost 44 times in the last five months. He has also stated that the BJP government is no longer sympathizing with the problems of the commoners but is increasing the troubles. This is not a sign of good leadership.  

What do you think is the cause of the rise in fuel prices in India? Do you think that the government is trying to cushion the economic breakdown by increasing the taxes on basic necessities like fuel? Let us know your views in the comment section below!